Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-04
y THE PRiZ Z RING.

The much advertised Ryan-DillOn match
has ended in a general muddle. The mat
ter has a strange look throughout, but the
mystery is hard to unrevel, Prize fighters
are strange people at best. From surface
indications il now seems that Ryan has
acted the coward and left his friends in
the luTch. He trained faithfully for his
fight with Dillon until the last deposit of
the $3.50 was made, and then he quit the
gymnasium. His hackers saw that be
would neither be at weight on December )
nor in condition TO fight on Tuesday even
ing, and they demsnded the money they
had up on him. in the shareholders
hands.
Ryan's actions are vsriously accounted
for.
''Reddy" Gallagher views it in this
light: 81 think Ryan's heart failed him.
The reason that he let the affair 60 so far
before be backed out was because he did
not think he would get the backing for so
much money. After he saw that all the
money was up and there was nothing left
hut for him 10 fight, be quit training"
Mike Ryan says: That fellow is a cur,
and if he ever talks fight again he ought TO
lie III out of town"
Another sport said; II do not believe it
is Ryan's fault alone, but / think the
whole thing was fixed up between him
and Dillon before the first deposit Of
money was made. That fellow Dillon is a
sly schemer. 1t is hard to see how there
is anything in the backout for either OF
them, but you may be sure there's q job
in it somewhere
Jim Conley, Of Cambridge, wants to
meet the winner Of the O'Connell. Fitz-
simmons match.
The opinion is general in Chicsgo that
Warren will not enter the ring with Weir
unless the thing is fixed.
Glover, of Chicago, is willing to put up
$500 to 81, 600 for a finish with his old ad-
versary, Bill Bradhurn.
Jack Burke, of Boston, knocked out
Steve Barry, of Pawtueket, in an eight,
round fight at New Bedford Friday night.
Pat Killen undertook to knock out
Frank Cook, of East st, Louis, last Friday
at Duluth in six rounds Tor a purse of $500
and gate receipts. He put his man to
sleep in the second round with ease.
Cook fought brayely, but was no match for
Killen.
Frank Glover says that John P. Glow
deliberately fouled him frem the first
round to the last in their recent contest
1t is rumored that Fred Gardner has got
permission for q grand exhibition of spar
ring to take place in Battery D, Chicago,
December IA.
Sporting men who witnessed the Glow
Glover fight say that Glow is one of the
foulest fighters who ever entered a prize
ring.
Colonel J. J. Gsrshty, of Streator, Ill,
says he is willing to put up any amoun OF
money that Billy Myers can whip Carney
or McAuliffe.
Jim Smith, the English champion, is
said TO be quite a good Splinter. He will
have a chance to give a public exhibition
of mis- proves in that line should he ever
meet our John.
Pat Killen says he is tired of issuing
challenges and suggests that pugilists and
managers Of pugilists take q turn and
challenge and he guarantees that they will
not go begging.
Harry Gilmore hAs deposited 800 as
forfeit for o fight to q finish with Billy
Myers, of Illinois, the fight to be under
Q~1eensbury rules, With kid gloves, and to
take place before December Is.
A new athletic club, called the Garden
Civ. - has been formed in Chicago. Spar-
ring will be the feature. A number Of
prominent business men and politicians
have placed their names On the clubs hon.
orary list.
Dominick MeCsffrey has gone into train
ing for his fight with Peter Nolan, of Gin